I think the most obvious advantage to using Unsplash is that it's completely free and with no strings attached. I think a lot of designers have ran into the same issue with "free stock photo" sites in that there is a lot of fine print around licensing and usage rights. Sometimes each photo has its own terms decided by the photographer on how you're allowed to use it while others sometimes straight out say that the photos are only free for personal use. Unsplash, on the other hand, makes it clear that any photo on their site is completely free for any type of use, even modification and distribution (which is very rare). I also LOVE how easy they make it to download a photo. Many other sites make it a process to download a photo by doing things like opening a new tab for each image to download one by one, or sending a separate download link to your email for each photo you want. On Unsplash, you can download photos right from the main browsing/gallery page. Each thumbnail has a little download icon right on it so you don't have to click or open a new page to download the image.

Stock photos have a reputation for being cheesy, irrelevant, and just plain weird. Unsplash photos are none of the above. The licenses are clearer than any other site's, and the photos are better too!

I love Unsplash for all of our stock photo needs. Sometimes we just need a quick picture and don't have the time or budget to go out and get professional photographers. Even though crediting isn't required I love that they put the artists information at the bottom so we can give the photographer credit where it's due! Love all the diversity and so many different pictures to choose from!